Global Patent Index - EP 0005179 B1

EP 0005179 B1 19830518 - AUTHENTICATING THE IDENTITY OF A USER OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM

Title (en)

AUTHENTICATING THE IDENTITY OF A USER OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM

Publication

EP 0005179 B1 19830518 (EN)

Application

EP 79101038 A 19790405

Priority

US 90328678 A 19780505

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0005179A2] This invention relates to a method for authenticating the identity of a user of an information system. <??>A data communication system operating in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes one or more terminals operatively coupled to a host data processing system each having cryptographic apparatus for cryptographic data communications. In order to authenticate the identity of terminal users of the system, a host system initialization process is first performed to provide a table of test patterns for use during subsequent authentication processing. This is accomplished by providing terminal user identification numbers and passwords and a predetermined number at the host data processing system. A first initialization operation is performed at the host data processing system in accordance with the terminal user identification numbers and passwords to obtain terminal user authentication patterns. A second initialization operation is performed at the host data processing system in accordance with the predetermined number and the terminal user identification numbers to obtain terminal user first verification patterns. A third initialization operation is performed at the host data processing system in accordance with the terminal user authentication patterns and the terminal user first verification patterns to obtain the table of terminal user test

IPC 1-7

G07C 11/00; G06F 13/00

IPC 8 full level

G06F 21/20 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G07F 7/10 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 21/31 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/347 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/3829 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/4012 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 7/10 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 7/1016 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 7/1075 (2013.01 - EP US); G06F 2221/2107 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0005179 A2 19791114; EP 0005179 A3 19791128; EP 0005179 B1 19830518; CA 1111563 A 19811027; DE 2965420 D1 19830707; JP S54146942 A 19791116; JP S6016670 B2 19850426; US 4218738 A 19800819

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 79101038 A 19790405; CA 324076 A 19790323; DE 2965420 T 19790405; JP 4553279 A 19790416; US 90328678 A 19780505